The Post-Gazette on Thursday filed a motion with Allegheny County Judge John A. Zottola asking that he hold a hearing on the issue of releasing documents related to the grand jury investigation of state Sen. Jane Orie, R-McCandless.

The newspaper filed a motion on March 30 seeking access to documents filed in Ms. Orie's case that had previously never been sealed.

However, at a hearing April 8, Judge Zottola denied the motion and retroactively sealed a number of documents.

The Post-Gazette appealed to the state Supreme Court, which two weeks ago remanded the case to Judge Zottola, saying the court must "conduct whatever proceedings it deems necessary" to decide if the newspaper has the right of access to documents, specifically since a grand jury presentment was returned against Ms. Orie on April 7.

Judge Zottola has not yet scheduled any hearings on the matter.

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